Sycamore, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sycamore, IL Summary

Crime in Sycamore research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sycamore over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sycamore:

  • There were 248 total crimes committed in Sycamore the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,328.1 total crimes per 100K people in Sycamore.
  • The overall crime rate in Sycamore is -42.86% below the national average.
  • Sycamore ranks #418 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Sycamore ranks #4,803 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Sycamore Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sycamore is 1,328.1 per 100,000 people. That's -42.86% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.10% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sycamore
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 248 1,328.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 16.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 91.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 28 149.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 8 42.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 208 1,113.9 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 21.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 220 1,178.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Sycamore Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Sycamore

28
Violent Crimes
149.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Sycamore in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sycamore is 149.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 666.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sycamore each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.79% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sycamore

220
Property Crimes
1,178.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 220 property crimes in Sycamore in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sycamore is 1,178.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sycamore each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.45% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sycamore

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
DeKalb, IL 40,555 1,268 3,126.6 2,579.2 547.4
St. Charles, IL 32,973 440 1,334.4 1,204.0 130.4
Huntley, IL 28,223 192 680.3 620.1 60.2
South Elgin, IL 23,995 146 608.5 508.4 100.0
Geneva, IL 21,152 152 718.6 628.8 89.8
Campton Hills, IL 10,802 1 9.3 9.3 0.0
Gilberts, IL 8,339 28 335.8 323.8 12.0
Hampshire, IL 7,881 26 329.9 279.2 50.8
Elburn, IL 6,368 26 408.3 361.2 47.1
Genoa, IL 5,244 11 209.8 57.2 152.6

Sycamore SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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